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Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Top Ten Tuesday ( #2) Books You'd Hand To Someone Who Doesn't Like To Read

Top Ten Books is an awesome weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.This week we were given a free pick from all the previous topics, which is really good, because I've missed out so much! I want to dedicate it to my little brother, who always says he hates reading and after a lot of grumbling and convincing ends up loving the books I choose. While choosing, I tried to pick books, which would make the reader enjoy it and want to read more. So without further ado, my choice for this weeks TTT:

Top Ten Books You'd Hand To Someone Who Says They Don't Like To Read:

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. I think
this series is an awesome way to get people reading. You couldn't really
not like it. Every book is different and filled with myths combined
with our everyday lives. It's funny, quick paced and just plain awesome!

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel series by Michael Scott. It's pretty much the same. A great series about completely ordinary brother and sister who are suddenly thrown into the midst of magic and long forgotten mythical creatures.

Pretty much any book by Terry Pratchett. He is just hilarious and as one of my favorite authors I recommend his books to everyone. I mostly end up laughing and clutching my stomach.

Following the same track, I most definitely would recommend the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Strout. I still remember reading it for the first time, I though it was the best series in the world. There'shardly anything more amusing then a stuck up gin released from a bottle and a clumsy teenage boy.

From the classics, depending on a person, but still, I'd recommend Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. It still stays as one of my favorite books and had a huge impact on me. I think everyone would get something out of Mr Rochesters and Janes relationship.

Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. A YA series, which I found absolutely hilarious, action packed and full of surprises. The writing style made me grip my stomach from laughter.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Another one of my absolute favorites. Sinister and greedy, this book lets you see the ugly side of love. It is so strangely touching, impossibly sad and passionate, that it just has to affect you.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Yeah I know half of the people hate this book with fire, but it still stays as one of the classics in my list. It shows a side of literature you usually might not pick up. Naive and at the same time fierce.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coleho. I only decided to pick it up, because I received it as a present, but it ended up as one of the most motivating books in my list. It was spiritual, but not in the strict sense of the term. It made me think about myself and the way I look at the world. Quick and easy read.

And last but not least, the Harry Potter series by JKR. I think no one can say after reading Harry Potter that they did not enjoy it even a little.